GRE Word List
AVOCATION
secondary or minor occupation
The meaning of the word avocation is secondary or minor occupation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ventral | abdominal |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| viand | food; CF. live |
| notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| imbecility | weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
| disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
| apparition | ghost; phantom |
| anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
| undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
